Process classifications in Workload Manager

In WLM, processes can be classified in either of two ways.

• A process is automatically assigned using assignment rules when process classification attributes change. When WLM is running in active mode, this automatic assignment is always in effect (it cannot be turned off). This is the most common way that processes are classified.
• A selected process or group of processes can be manually assigned to a class by a user with the required authority on both the processes and the target class. Manual assignment can be done using by a WLM command, which could be invoked directly or through SMIT or by an application using a function of the WLM Application Programming Interface. This manual assignment overrides the automatic assignment and inheritance.